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Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

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Evidence Table. <strong>Therapies</strong> <strong>for</strong> children with ASD (continued)<br />

Study<br />

Inclusion/ Exclusion Baseline<br />

Description Intervention<br />

Criteria/ Population Measures Outcomes<br />

Total: 68 (61) Pemoline: 4/16<br />

(25)<br />

Methamphetamine:<br />

1/3 (33)<br />

Methylphenidate<br />

side effects, n (#<br />

episodes):<br />

Tics: 4 (4)<br />

Appetite changes:<br />

5 (6)<br />

Sleep<br />

disturbances: 6 (6)<br />

Headaches: 2 (2)<br />

Irritability/anxiousness/worsening<br />

of<br />

behavior: 9 (10)<br />

Sedation/lethargy/<br />

sleepiness: 3 (4)<br />

Other: 2 (2)<br />

Dextroamphetamine<br />

side effects, n<br />

(# episodes):<br />

Tics: 2 (3)<br />

Appetite changes:<br />

3 (5)<br />

Sleep disturbance:<br />

4 (6 )<br />

Irritability/anxiousness/worsening<br />

behavior: 10 (10)<br />

Sedation/lethargy/<br />

sleepiness: 1 (1)<br />

Other: 1 (1)<br />

Unknown: 1 (1)<br />

Nickels et al.,<br />

2008 (continued)<br />

C-157<br />

Mixed amphetamine<br />

salts side<br />

effects, n (#<br />

episodes):<br />

Tics: 1 (2)<br />

Sleep<br />

disturbances: 2 (2)<br />

Irritability/anxiousness/worsening<br />

behavior: 3 (3)<br />

Other: 2 (3)<br />

Pemoline side<br />

effects, n (#<br />

episodes):<br />

Tics: 1 (1)<br />

GI complaints/<br />

stomach ache: 1<br />

(1)<br />

Other: 2 (2)<br />

Methamphetamine<br />

side effects, n (#<br />

episodes):<br />

Tics: 1 (1)

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